Team for Italian classics

Euskaltel will as expected field their strongest eight riders for this weekend's Italian double-header in Piemonte on Thursday and Lombardia two days later. And that means the same eight riders that recently concluded the Tour of Beijing: Antón, Sánchez, Astarloza, Nieve, J Izagirre, A Pérez, Txurruka and Landa. Gorka Gerrikagoitia, who'll take on a bigger role in the team next year, will be the team's DS.